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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1279323
(21) Application Number: 1279323
(54) English Title: IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
(54) French Title: DERIVES D'IMIDAZOLE
Status: Expired and beyond the Period of Reversal
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • C07D 233/60 (2006.01)
  • A01N 43/50 (2006.01)
  • C07D 405/12 (2006.01)
  • C07D 521/00 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • OGAWA, MASAKI (Japan)
  • MATSUDA, HIDEAKI (Japan)
  • ASAOKA, TAKEMITSU (Japan)
  • OONO, JUNJI (Japan)
  • KATORI, TATSUHIKO (Japan)
(73) Owners :
  • SS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
(71) Applicants :
  • SS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. (Japan)
(74) Agent: GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLPGOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1991-01-22
(22) Filed Date: 1986-12-10
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
161524/1986 (Japan) 1986-07-09
289798/1985 (Japan) 1985-12-23

Abstracts

English Abstract


ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present invention provides imidazole derivatives
represented by the following general formula (I):
<IMG> (I)
wherein R1 means a hydrogen or halogen atom or a lower
alkyl group, R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl,
alkenyl, haloalkyl or substituted or unsubstituted
benzyl group, R3 stands for a hydrogen or halogen atom,
and R4 is a substituted or unsubstituted benzylthio
group, a phenylthio, alkylthio, alkenylthio, furfuryl-
thio, alkoxy or phenoxy group or a halogen atom; or an
acid addition salt thereof. These derivatives have
antimicrobial activities against bacteria, yeasts and
fungi.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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WHAT IS CLAIMED AS NEW AND IS SECURED BY LETTERS
PATENT IS:
1. An imidazole derivative represented by the
following general formula (I):
<IMG> (I)
wherein R1 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or a lower
alkyl group, R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C9)
alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower haloalkyl, benzyl or
halobenzyl group, R3 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, and
R4 is a benzylthio, halobenzylthio, phenylthio,
(C1-C6) alkylthio, lower alkenylthio, furfurylthio,
lower alkoxy or phenoxy group or a halogen atom; or an
acid addition salt thereof.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field o the Inventlon:
This invention relates to novel imidazole
derivatives and their acid addition salts, and more
specifically to imidazole derivatives and their acid
addition salts which have antimicrobial activities
against bacteria, fungi, yeasts, pathogenic plant fungi
and the like and are hence usahle as medicines, agri-
cultural chemicals, antiseptics and so on.
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There have already been known a variety of
imidazole derivatives having antimicrobial activities
against ~ungi and the like, but their effects are still
insufficient. There is thus a strong demand ~or the
development of compounds having still better
antimicrobial activities.
SUMM~RY OF T~E INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the present invention
is to provide imidazole derivatives having antimicro-
bial activities better than conventionally known
~5 imidazole derivatives.
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The present inventors have synthesized variou~
imidazole derivatives and investigated their anti~
microbial activities As a result, it haq been found
that imidazole derivatives represented by the ollowing
general formula (I) have excellent antimicrobial
activities against bacteria, fungi, yeasts, pathogenic
plant fungi and the li~e, leading to completion of this
invention.
Namely, the present invention provides an
imidazole derivative represented by the following
general formula ~
=~ \
N C = CR3R4 (I)
Rl~tO ¦
~2
wherein Rl means a hydrogen or halogen atom or a lower
alkyl group, R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl,
alkenyl, haloalkyl or substituted or unsubstituted
benzyl group, R3 stands for a hydrogen or halogen atom,
and R~ ig a substituted or unsubstituted benzylthio
group, a phenylthio, alkylthio, al~enylthio, urfuryl-
thio, alkoxy or phenoxy group or a halogen atom; or an
acid addition salt thereof.
The compounds (I) of this invention, which are
obtained in the below-described manner, have excellent
antimicrobial activities against bacteria, fungi,

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yeasts, pathogenlc plant fungi and the like and are
hence useful as medicines, agricultural chemicals,
antiseptics and so on.
A more complete appreciation of the invention
and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be
readily obtained as the same becomes better understood
by reference to the following detailed description.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIM~NTS
The compound (I) of this invention may be
prepared, for example, in accordance with the following
reaction scheme, namely, by reacting a phenol deriva-
tive (II) with an N,N'-thionyldiimidazole (III) or
reacting the phenol derivative (II) with L-imidazolyl-
sulfinyl chloride (IV) in the presence of a base, e.g.,
triethylamine to obtain an imidazole derivative (Ia),
and if desired, reacting the imidazole derivative (Ia)
further with an alkylating, alkenylating, haloalkylat-
ing or substituted or unsubstituted benzylating agent
(V) to form another imidazole derivative (Ib).

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Rl ~ C - CHR3R4 + ( I=~N ~S
(II) (III) ~ N-~J C - CR R
R 1 ~ 3 4 N~N S - C 1 _ ( I a )
~II) (IV)
10(Ia) + R 2X _~ M=~ C = CR3R4
OR'2
(V) (Ib)
1~ R2, R3 and R4 have the-same meaning as
defined above, R2 denotes an alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl
or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group, and X
means a halogen atom, benzenesulfonyloxy group,
p-toluenesulfonyloxy group, methanesulfonyloxy group,
trichloromethanesulfonyloxy group or the like.
Phenol compounds (II), which are starting
materials in the present invention, are either known
compounds or those readily available in accordance with
known processes. For example, they can each be prepar-
ed by any one of the following processes.
(1) In formula (II), R4: a substituted or unsubstituted
benzylthio group or a phenylthio, alkylthio, alkenyl-

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thio or furfurylthio group [Compound (IIa)]:
A 2'-hydroxy-2-haloacetophenone or its deriva-
tive (VI) and a thiol compound (VII) are reacted in the
presence of an alkali.
i3
~ COC~Xl o
1~OH ~ HSR5 3 R1~ CCHR3_SR5
~ VI ) (VII ) OH ( IIa )
wherein Rl and R3 have the same meaning as defined
above, and R5 denotes a substituted or unsubstituted
benzyl group or a phenyl, alkyl, alkenyl or furfuryl
group, and Xl stands for a halogen atom~
As thiol compounds (VII), may be used thio-
phenol, benzyl mercaptan which may contain one or more
substituent groups, alkyl mercaptans, alkenyl
mercaptans and furfuryl mercaptan.
(2) In formula (II), R4 an alkoxy or phenoxy group
~Compound (IIb)]:
An alkoxyacetonitrile or its derivative (VIII)
is reacted with 2-benzyloxyphenylmagnesium bromide or
its derivative (IX) to obtain an acetophenone
derivative (X), followed by its catalytic reduction to
conduct debenzylation.

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R3R'4CHCN + ~ MgBr ____~ ~ CCHR3R'4
2 ~ CH2-
(VIII) (IX) (X)
Pd/C 1 ~
> ~ ~ ~ CCHR3R'4
2 ~ OH
. (IIb)
wherein Rl and R3 have the same meaning as defined
above and R4 denotes an alkoxy or phenoxy group.
(3) In formula (II), R4: a halogen atom [Compound
(IIC)l:
An ethyl monohaloacetate (XI) is reacted with
2-benzyloxyphenylmagnesium bromide (IX) at a low
temperature (below -40C) and the resulting aceto-
phenone derivative (XII) is subjected to debenzylation
with boron trichloride, thereby preparing the compound
(IIc).
CH2XlcO2Et + Rl ~ MgBr l ~ COCH2X
(IX) OCTI2 ~ (XII)
~ R ~ COCH2X
OH
(IIC)
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~herein Rl and Xl have the same meaning as defined
above.
The reaction between the compound (II) and the
compound tIII) or (IV) is efected by reacting them in
a suitable solvent such as methylene chloride, chloro-
form, dimethylsulfoxide, acetonitrile, dimethylform-
amide or the like, at room temperature or with ice-
cooling or heating, for 15 minutes - several hours. As
exemplary bases useful in the reaction between the
compound (II) and the compound (IV), may be mentioned,
besides triethylamine referred to above, tertiary
amines such as trimethylamine, tri-n~propylamine,
N-methylmorpholine and N-ethylmorpholine.
On the other hand, the reaction between the
compound (Ia) and the alkylating, alkenylating,
haloalkylating or substituted or unsubstituted
benzylating agent represented by the formula (V) is
effected by reacting them in the presence of an alkali
or by reacting an alkali salt of the compound (Ia) with
the compound (V). As illustrative examples of the
alkali employed in this reaction, may be mentioned
sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydride,
sodium alcoholate and the like. Illustrative examples
of the alkali salt may include the sodium salt,
potassium salt and so on. As a reaction solvent, may
for example be mentioned dimethylformamide, benzene,

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methanol, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, ether or the like.
The reaction is conducted at room temperature or with
heating for several ten minutes - several ten hours.
Except for the case where R3 and R4 are the same, the
thus-obtained compound ~I) of this invention contains
two types of isomers A and B. Each of these isomers
has antibacterial activities, and they may hence be
used either singly or as a mixture.
When it is desired to obtain either one of the
isomers of the compound (I) of this i~vention, it is
only necessary to isolate the respective isomers by a
known separation method such as column chromatography
or to prepare selectively the desired isomer only by
adjusting the reaction conditions.
The compound (I) of this invention can be
converted into its acid addition salt by a method known
~er se in the art. As exemplary acid addition
salts, may be mentioned those of acids acceptable from
the standpoint of pharmacology and pharmaceutical
technology, for example, inorganic acids such as
hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and
hydrobromic acid as well as organic acids ~uch as
acetic acid, oxalic acid, fumarlc acid, maleic acid,
citric acid, malic acid and succinic acid.
Antimic~obial activities of certain representa-

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tive compounds of this invention, which had been
obtained in the above-described manner, were investi-
gated. Results are summarized in Table 1, in which the
compound numbers correspond to those to be given in
Examples which will be described herein.

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purpose of illustration only and are not intended to be
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~xample l:
To a suspension of 4.08 g of imidazole and 30
mQ of dry methylene chloride, 1.78 g of thionyl
chloride was added with ice-cooling. After stirring
the reaction mixture for 30 minutes, 2.58 g of
2-benzylthio-2'-hydroxyacetophenone was added, followed
by further stirring at room temperature for 2 hours.
Ice water was added to the reaction mixture, followed
by extraction with methylene chloride. The organic,
i.e., methylene chloride layer was washed with water,
dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated.
The residue was dissolved in chloroform and was then
subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column.
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obtained 180 mg of Isomer ~ (m.p. 196 - 198C;
Compound l) and l.0 g of Isomer B (m.p. 136 5 - 138C;
Compound 2) o~ 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-
benzylthioethylene (in formula (I), Rl, R2, R3 = H,
R4 = -SCH2C6H5), both, as colorless crystals.

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Example 2:
Dissolved in 2 mQ of dry dimethylformamide was
100 mg of Compound 1 obtained above, to which 15 mg of
6Q~ sodium hydride was added, followed by stirring at
room temperature. Thirty minutes later, ~5 mg o
n-propyl bromide was added. The resultant mixture was
left over at room temperatuxe for 4 hours. The
reaction mixture was then added with water, followed by
its extraction with ethyl ether. The ether extract was
dried over magnesium sulfate and the ether was then
distilled off. The residue was purified by chromato-
graphy on a silica gel column. From the resulting
chloroform eluate, 90 mg of Isomer A (Compound 3) of
1-(2-n-propyloxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-benzylthio-
ethylene (in formula (I), Rl, R3 = H, R2 = n-C3H7,
R~ = -SCH2C6H5) was obtained as colorless crystals.
Example 3:
Two hundred milligrams of Compound 3 obtained in
Example 2 were used. After an addition of hydrogen
chloride in an equivalent amount, the resultant
precipitate was recrystallized from ethyl acetat~/
acetone to obtain 120 mg of Isomer A (Compound 17) of
1-(2-n-propyloxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-benzylthio-
ethylene hydrochloride as colorless crystals.
Example 4:
Using the compound (or its isomers) obtained in

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Example l, the compounds given in Table 2-A were
obtained in the same manner as in Example 2. The
compounds obtained in Examples l ~ 3 are also shown in
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Example 5:
To a suspension of 1.02 g of lmidazole, 1.52 g
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reaction mixture, followed by its extraction with
methylene chloride. The organic, i.e., methylene
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obtained respectively as colorless crystals.
Example 6:
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of dry methylene chloride, 1.78 g of thionyl chloride
was added with ice-cooling. The resultant mixture was
stirred for 30 minutes, followed by an addition of

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2.10 g of 2-n-propylthio-2'-hydroxyacetophenone. The
thus-obtained mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 2 hours. Ice water was then added to the reaction
mixture, followed by its extraction with methylene
chloride. The methylene chloride extrac-t was then
subjected to a post treatment in the same manner as in
Example 5. The reaction product was separated by
column chromatography, thereby obtaining 0.2 g of
Isomer A (Compound 18) and 1.0 g of Isomer B (Compound
19) of 1-~2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-n-propylthio-
ethylene as colorless crystals respectively.
Example 7:
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100 mg of Compound 18 obtained in Example 5, to which
15 mg of sodium hydroxide was added. After stirring
the resultant mixture at room temperature for 30
minutes, 55 mg of n-butyl bromide was added and the
resulting mixture was left over at room temperature for
4 hours. Water was then added to the reaction mixture,
followed by its extraction with ethyl ether. The ethyl
ether extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and the
ethyl ether was then distilled off. The residue was
purified by chromatography on a silica gel column.
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20) of 1-(2-n-butyloxyphenyl) l-imidazolyl-2-n-propyl-
thioethylene was obtained as colorless crystals.

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Example 8:
After adding an equivalent amount of hydrogen
chloride to 200 mg of an oily substance which was
Isomer B oE 1-(2-n-butyloxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-
n-propylthioethylene obtained from Compound 19 in the
same manner as in Example 6, the resultant precipitate
was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/acetone to obtain
140 mg of Isomer B (Compound 21) of 1-(2-n-butyloxy-
phenyl)-l-imidazolyl-2-n-propylthioethylene hydro-
chloride as colorless crystals.
Example 9:
Compounds 22 - 60 shown in Table 2-B were each
prepared in the same manner as in any one of Examples 5
- 8, Physical properties of Compounds 18 - 21 are also
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Example 10:
To a suspension of 1.02 g of imidazole, 1.52 g
of triethylamine and 30 m~ of dry methylene chloride,
1.78 g of thionyl chloride was added with ice cooling.
The resultant mixture was stirred for 30 minutes,
followed by addition of 2.44 g of 2-phenylthio-2'-
hydroxyacetophenone and a solution consisting of 1O16 g
of triethylamine and 5 mQ of dry methylene chloride.
The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature
for further 2 hours. Ice water was then added to the
reaction mixture, followed by its extraction with
methylene chloride. The organic, i.e., methylene
chloride layer was washed with water, dried over
magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated. The residue
was dissolved in chloroform. The chloroform solution
was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel columnO
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of Isomer B (Compound 62; m.p. 152.5 - 154C) of 1-(2-
hydroxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-phenylthioethylene were
obtained respectively as colorless crystals.
Example 11:
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of dry methylene chloride, 1.78 g of thionyl chloride
was added with ice-cooling. The resultant mixture was
stirred for 30 minutes, followed by an addition of

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2.10 g of 2-phenylthio-2'-hydroxyacetophenone. The
thus-obtained mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 2 hours. Ice water was then added to -the reaction
mixture, followed by its extraction with methylene
chloride. The methylene chloride extract was then
subjected to a post treatment in the same manner as in
Example 10. The reaction product was separated by
column chromatography, thereby obtaining 0.2 g of
Isomer A (Compound 61) and 1.0 g oE Isomer B (Compound
62) of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-phenylthio-
ethylene as colorless crystals respectively.
Example 12:
Dissolved in 2 mQ of dry dimethylformamide was
100 mg of Compound 61 obtained in Example 10, to which
15 mg of sodium hydroxide was added. After stirring
the resultant mixture at room temperature for 30
minutes, 45 mg of ethyl bromide was added and the
resulting mixture was left over at room temperature for
4 hours. Water was then added to the reaction mixture,
followed by its extraction with ethyl ether. The ethyl
ether extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and the
ethyl ether was then distilled off. The residue was
purified by chromatography on a silica gel. From a
chloroform eluate, 100 mg of Isomer A (Compound 63) of
1-(2-ethyloxyphenyl)-l~imidazolyl-2-phenylthioethylene
was obtained as colorless crystals.

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Example 13:
After adding an equivalent amount of hydrogen
chloride to 100 mg of an oily substance which was
Isomer B (Compound 66) of 1-t2-n-butyloxyphenyl)-1-
imidazolyl-2-phenylthioethylene obtained from Compound
62 in the same manner as in Example 10, the re.sultant
precipitate was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/
acetone to obtain 75 mg o~ Isomer B (Compound 95) of
l-t2-n-butyloxyphenyl)-1-imidazolyl-2-phenylthioethylene
hydrochloride as colorless crystals.
Example 14:
Compounds 64, 65 and 67 - 94 shown in Table 2-C
were each prepared in the same manner as in any one of
Examples 10 - 13. Physical properties of Compounds 61
- 63, 66 and 95 are also gi~en in the table.

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Event History

Description Date
Inactive: Reversal of expired status 2012-12-05
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 2008-01-22
Letter Sent 2007-01-22
Inactive: IPC from MCD 2006-03-11
Inactive: IPC from MCD 2006-03-11
Grant by Issuance 1991-01-22

Abandonment History

There is no abandonment history.

Fee History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Paid Date
MF (category 1, 7th anniv.) - standard 1998-01-22 1997-12-10
MF (category 1, 8th anniv.) - standard 1999-01-22 1998-12-17
MF (category 1, 9th anniv.) - standard 2000-01-24 1999-11-22
MF (category 1, 10th anniv.) - standard 2001-01-22 2000-12-20
MF (category 1, 11th anniv.) - standard 2002-01-22 2001-12-19
MF (category 1, 12th anniv.) - standard 2003-01-22 2002-12-18
MF (category 1, 13th anniv.) - standard 2004-01-22 2003-12-17
MF (category 1, 14th anniv.) - standard 2005-01-24 2004-12-07
MF (category 1, 15th anniv.) - standard 2006-01-23 2005-12-07
Owners on Record

Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.

Current Owners on Record
SS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Past Owners on Record
HIDEAKI MATSUDA
JUNJI OONO
MASAKI OGAWA
TAKEMITSU ASAOKA
TATSUHIKO KATORI
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Abstract 1993-10-15 1 18
Cover Page 1993-10-15 1 16
Drawings 1993-10-15 1 12
Claims 1993-10-15 1 16
Descriptions 1993-10-15 39 1,132
Representative drawing 2001-08-14 1 3
Maintenance Fee Notice 2007-03-05 1 172
Fees 1997-12-10 1 30
Fees 1998-12-17 1 22
Fees 1999-11-22 1 27
Fees 1996-12-12 1 31
Fees 1995-12-04 1 35
Fees 1993-11-26 1 33
Fees 1994-12-05 1 36
Fees 1992-12-02 1 30